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Newspaper
Robertson Mail
Location
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1929
Page
2
A 1910s style price list details bond and salvage prices for garments including youths gabardine overcoats men’s tourist shirts woollen hose and tweed suits. Entries show bond prices with accompanying salvage prices and note various colors and shades.
Bowral Bowral community items note Wednesday next meetings for Bowral Returned Soldiers and Bowral Parents and Citizens Association with a postponed previous meeting. A Thursday sale due to a holiday, plus a working bee at Bowral School of Arts assisting library renovation. Rainfall highlights February and wool prices at Sydney sales.
The Robertson Agricultural and Horticultural Society Jubilee Show celebrated pioneer spirit with strong entries despite a long dry season. Judges praised horses, cattle, and pavilion exhibits while Sir William Cullen opened the event and lauded past settlers as many years of progress followed.
Bowral Council debated a mayoral minute urging action against shopkeepers who sweep rubbish from premises into gutters. Officers noted penalties up to 50 pounds. Aldermen backed cleaner footpaths, discussed wire baskets outside cafes, and adjourned the motion to the next meeting.
The catalogue records cattle classes including bull and cow grades, Heifers in multiple age brackets, pens and classes for milk and butter, and prize winners. Notable names include J McPherson W Hindmarsh J Alcorn and H Grieves with champions and reserves noted.
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